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Articles with the Tag: Helena

Students can earn scholarship money by volunteering

HELENA — The Governor’s Office of Community Service, Montana Campus Compact, and Reach Higher Montana welcome applicants for the 2017 Youth Serve Montana Scholarships. The deadline to apply is Jan. 31, 2017. Youth Serve Montana Scholarships reward students who have volunteered at least 100 hou...

Local schools receive funding for Graduation Matters

News from Montana’s Off ice of Public Instruction HELENA — Polson, Ronan and St. Ignatius schools join 41 other Montana Graduation Matters communities that will share $88,500 to support ongoing school and community partnerships focused on ensuring more Montana students graduate from high sch...

Polson schools make Advanced Placement honor roll

 HELENA – Polson School District is one of five Montana districts, among 433 districts nationwide, being honored by the College Board on the seventh annual Advanced Placement District Honor Roll, according to Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau. In order to make the cut, district...

Rivalries rekindled for 2017-18 school year Rivalries rekindled for 2017-18 school year

HELENA – Ronan’s six-year stint in Class B will come to an end now that the executive board of the Montana High School Association rejected Ronan’s request to stay another year in Class B and approved new enrollment guidelines for each prep sports classification during its Nov. 21 meeting. ...

mussel memory mussel memory

Thinking about mussels infesting Flathead Lake may not be pleasant, but it’s necessary now that the invasive species has been found in one or two Montana lakes. Zebra mussel larvae were recently found in Lake Elwell southeast of Shelby and may be in the Canyon Ferry Reservoir east of Helena, Lake Co...

Briefs for Nov. 23, 2016

Bluegrass trio Jones to serve on state council HELENA — On Thursday, Nov. 18, Governor Steve Bullock appointed Jody Jones of Ronan to the Family Support Services Advisory Council. Jones is the Special Services Coordinator for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ Early Childhood Servi...

Briefs for Nov. 23, 2016

Public comment sought on drought plan News from Montana Department of Natural Resources HELENA — The draft outline of a new drought management plan for Montana is now available for public comment. Ada Montague, a Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) water planner who sta...

Department of Corrections director honored

HELENA — Mike Batista, Director of the Montana Department of Corrections, is the recipient of the Montana Board of Crime Control 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award. He was awarded Oct. 6. The Lifetime Achievement Award is presented annually to a deserving individual (or group of individuals) that has a...

Letters not connected to water compact

News from the Montana DNRC HELENA — Notification letters sent recently to Flathead-area water right owners from the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation’s Water Adjudication Bureau are part of the agency’s ongoing claims examination process. The process is not co...

Former DOVES attorney recognized

 HELENA — Brandi Ries, a former DOVES staff attorney who provided legal representation to survivors in Lake County and Flathead Indian Reservation, and Robin Turner, co-chairs of the State Bar of Montana Justice Initiatives Committee, are recipients of the Montana Board of Crime Control’s 20...


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